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Sociology

Pamela Flaherty

SOC321 · SOC380 · SOC301 · INTROSOC · SOC1A · SOCIOLOGY · INTRO · SOC300 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will read the book and use EC; avoid if you need polished lectures and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProActivity heavySelf taught feelNotecard on testsCurves and extra creditMixed reviews
  • Many praise activities, passion, and curves/ that soften grades.
  • Critics , and class is essentially self-taught from the book.
  • Show up, read, and use notecards or study guides to pass; skip if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Curves, , and notecards help, but and required reading mean an A still takes steady work.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Many call it easy if you attend and read, yet others rate difficulty high and tests brutal.

All reviews are in-person with mixed ease comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

, and learning, and seating charts appear, but it is not always framed as rigidly policed.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Strong fans and harsh critics and horrible or useless.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

, and notecards offset tough tests for many students.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Reading, weekly assignments in some formats, activities, and but real load.

Format shift

Workload detail is only from in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate activities and lecture critiques.

Format shift

Teaching quality is mixed across 29 in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests, midterms/finals, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All 29 reviews are in person: activities, guest speakers, and , while others call lectures useless and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Pretty easy class if you do the reading and . the class”
SOC300
“Her lectures are pretty much useless, since 90% of the information can be obtained from the text book.”
SOC300
“She lets you use a notecard on the .”
SOC300

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests can be hard and critical-thinking heavy, but notecards, study sheets, and .

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; notecards and study sheets help and .

Notecard allowedHard testsStudy sheetsCurves
“She lets you use a notecard on the . Without the notecard the .”
SOC300
“The , so you will see a lot of students dropping out over time.”
SOC300
“ the class so don't worry if you don't do that .”
SOC300

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Pretty easy class if you do the reading and . the class so don't worry if you don't do that well on tests.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 , and grading help. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Her lectures are pretty much useless, since 90% of the information can be obtained from the text book.”

🅰️ Grade Softeners

68/100

“ the class so don't worry if you don't do that .”

📝

58/100

“She lets you use a notecard on the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are pretty much useless
  • She's passionate about her class.the .
  • She is a very neat teacher and very passionate about her job.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Pretty easy class if you do the reading and .
  • The
  • over all super easy class, I don't know anything and I still got an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Pam cares about her students.
  • BIG NO SHE IS A HORRIBLE TEACHER.
  • she's great.

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

29 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2013 with detailed mixed opinions yield high credibility despite few reported grades.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

SOC30016 reviews
SOC3013 reviews
INTROSOC2 reviews
SOC1A2 reviews
SOC3802 reviews
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SOCIOLOGY2 reviews
INTRO1 review
SOC3211 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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F

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